2026 Senior Award Honorees

Hometown: Worcester, MA

Majors: Biopsychology and Community Health

Regina Agyemang is a senior at Tufts University studying Biopsychology and Community Health. As a first-generation Ghanaian-American student, she is deeply committed to advancing health equity and advocating for underserved communities. Her time at Tufts has been shaped by an understanding that healthcare extends beyond clinical settings and requires both systemic change and community-centered approaches...

Hometown: Lagos, Nigeria

Major: Community Health

Damilola is a graduating senior from Lagos, Nigeria studying Community Health. She developed a passion for addressing healthcare disparities after growing up hearing stories within her community. Upon coming to Tufts, she found a way to pursue this passion through research, with a focus on improving pharmaceutical access. At Tufts, she dedicated her time to Tufts Timmy Global Health, through which she traveled to the Dominican Republic alongside 11 other students to help provide care and medications to five indigenous communities...

Hometown: Palo Alto, California

Majors: Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies; Film and Media Studies; Political Science

Mishaal is a senior majoring in TDPS, Film and Media Studies, and Political Science. Her academic interest lies in how artists interact with their political context through their work, and she is excited about opportunities that allow her to use her organizational competency to help artists bring their works to life...

Hometown: New York City, New York

Majors: Community Health and Psychology

Daniela Koplin is a senior from New York City double majoring in Community Health and Psychology. During her time at Tufts, Daniela has been a leader in in health advocacy and community engagement as the Gift of Life Bone Marrow Registry representative on campus. In this role, she leads donor recruitment drives and collaborates with student organizations to help add students to the national bone marrow registry. Through her efforts, she has identified six donor matches and helped facilitate a lifesaving transplant from a donor recruited at a Tufts swab drive...

Hometown: Samburu County, Kenya

Major: Economics

Minor: Peace and Justice Studies

Mathew Ltisinywa Letua is a student of Economics, Peace and Justice Studies at Tufts University, class of 2026. He is one of the fourteen sons and daughters of Letua, a nomadic pastoralist family in Samburu County, Northern Kenya. He began his academic journey at Maralal Primary school, later joining Murang’a High School (Academic performance & analysis, Top Students - Murang'a High School) in Central Kenya under the Equity Bank Wings to Fly scholarship program...

Hometown: Boston, Massachusetts

Majors: Biology and Community Health

Sandy is a senior from Boston, Massachusetts studying Biology and Community Health. Growing up, she often heard her parents recount the conditions they endured after the Vietnam War: living in one-story farmhouses, sharing cramped spaces and scarce rations with siblings and neighbors. Beginning freshman year, she then learned through community health classes that these conditions are reflections of broader systemic inequities that persist today...

Hometown: Houston, Texas

Major: Child Studies & Human Development and Psychology

Abi is a senior at Tufts University double majoring in Child Studies & Human Development and Psychology. She is from the beautiful city of Houston, Texas, and her academic and personal experiences have shaped her strong commitment to community, belonging, and equity in education. Abi’s journey to Tufts was grounded in her desire to find a space where she could both grow and give back, especially within communities that share her experiences navigating higher education...

Hometown: Mumbai, India

Majors: Political Science and Economics

Dhruv is a Senior at Tufts University from Mumbai, India, studying Political Science and Economics. As the Tufts Student Body President, he has worked to advance greater tuition transparency and strengthen communication between students and university leadership on issues of affordability, access, and campus life. His leadership has centered on making institutional decision-making more visible and ensuring that student concerns are represented at the highest levels of the university...

Hometown: Geneseo, NY

Majors: Clinical Psychology and English

Minor: Chinese

Emily Sullivan is a senior from Geneseo, NY, studying clinical psychology and English, with a minor in Chinese. Raised by a translator and a librarian, a love of language and books was never a question for her...

Hometown: Arlington, VA

Major: International Relations

Minors: Cognitive and Brain Science and Classics

Savvy graduated summa cum laude this fall with a B.A. in International Relations, a minor in Cognitive and Brain Science, and a minor in Classics. She is passionate about advancing human rights protections through diplomacy and the law. In particular, she is interested in the intersection of conflict and human rights: how rights are threatened by authoritarian regimes, and how abuse is adjudicated in conflict and post-conflict zones...

Hometown: Fresno, California

Major: Community Health

Alexander Vang is a graduating senior from Fresno, California, located in the center of the state. He is a Community Health major, set on entering the field of student affairs and higher education. As a first-generation college student, his work is grounded in a deep commitment to expanding access, community building, and improving the institutional experiences of historically underserved students...

Hometown: Ningbo, China

Major: Human Factors Psychology

Minor: Entrepreneurship

Nancy is a senior from Ningbo, China, majoring in Human Factors Psychology with a minor in Entrepreneurship. Maintaining Dean's List recognition, Nancy is driven by a passion for creating human-centered products that address overlooked design problems and genuinely serve people's needs...